Photoshop question

[daveyuk]

Guys 'n Girls
I've seen photos mainly in B&W but have a small detail in colour, would someone be kind enough to tell me how this is done?

ta muchly
TIA

 

[CT]

Draw a mask around the detail you wish to remain in colour, reverse the mask so that it applies to the rest of the image - not the detail - desaturate the image down to 0.

 

[Marcel]

Or, depending on the nature of the image, and how good you are with it, you could desaturate the image, then colour the small detail back in, using the history brush.

 

[JBHammond]

Make use of layers. Copy the deatail (use the lasso, the extract filter, masks or what ever) and then press ctrl-j (PC). This will create a new layer with the detail on. Switch to the background layer (simply click on the relevant layer in the Layers Palette). You can then use what ever method you choose, gray scale, de-sat, channel mixer etc. to convert the background to B&W. You can also of course work on the detail layer, tweeking colour saturation or what ever.

(It is actually probably best not to actually work on your orginal image. At the outset, press ctrl-j and this will create a duplicate background layer. The advantage of using layers is that can switch effects on & off and the effects of the changes made.)

Hope this helps :confused-

Regards

 

[daveyuk]

Thanks guys

That now means I one more step away from being a novice Photoshop user

 

[DJW]

Create duplicate layer which you desaturate. Use eraser to allow colour back through.

 

[StevieB]

Theres a much easier way

 

[stepheno]

Theres a much easier way

Well..........gonna tell what it is then?

regards

 

[DJW]

Theres a much easier way

Desaturate & then use history brush to bring back colour ?

 

[Steve]

Desaturate & then use history brush to bring back colour ?

Already mentioned by Marcel earlier in the thread. There may be an easier way but it looks like StevieB is keeping it to himself or really doesn't know

 

[StevieB]

Nah there is an action u can download called selective colour run it then just select the paint brush u want an paint in the colours you want to keep. I will gladly email the action to anyone that wants it an if help is needed i will help if i can

 

[StevieB]

Well..........gonna tell what it is then?

regards

Just emailed you it there now mate let me know if u need any help

 

[stepheno]

Got it. Thanks.

regards

 

[StevieB]

No problems mate as i said if u need a hand u can always get me on MSN Messenger on nkstevie [at]hotmail.com